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J. E. BLODGETT.

, Wagon-Brake. No; 12,539. 5 Patented Mar. 20. 1855.

To azlwhomamay mam.- p e Be it known that I, .JEHIAL E. BLODGETT,

i J. E. BLODGE'VIT, on HANNIBALMNEW YORK. i

tWAGOZN-BRAKE.

Specification f Letters ratent No. 12,539, dated March 20, 1855.

Hannibal, ingthe county of Oswego and State of New York, have inventedcertain "new and usefulImprovements inv the Construction and Application 1 of Wagon- Brakes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanyns ngs,"makin a part of this specification, in which-. i W i Figure l is aperspective view.. Fig. 2 a f sectionahdrawing of the brake. Fig. 3 .a

tightened. A, A, front aX1e,Cthet0ngue,D the reaches, E the block View of the turning pad by whi'ch the brake wheels of a wagon, B front tongue, F, F, the hounds, Gr the sway bar,

ner. The houndsand block tongue I letrun Y; back little farther than the back part of the .sfront wheels, so as to receive thebrake, or, Wlengthen them if too short by attaching 1 of the brake, whlch I constructof suflicient all of which I construct in the usual mansomething for that purpose, H, H, main bar length toWreceive bOtllfPaidS as they bear against. the wheels, onepad being attached to each i end; I one of the pads to hear against one of the wheels, it is firmlyattached to one end of the main bar of the' i brake. J e

M is a bolt,f0r other. attachment, to fasten the-main bar to thewagon, andupon which the main bar turns back and forth.

. J is the turning pad, working usually upon apin N, such turning pad I constriict of such form, as to bear again the Wheel on. being turned partly around, and to bear harder on being turnedfarther, such pad I usually turn by means ofa lever or handle I K, .firmly bolted either upon the in, or out side of the 'pad J ,and running forward upon thehub 0, either in, or out side of the main part of the wheel. As the formof the loadi'ng' shall "dictate" as most convenient, the "lever K: is worked by means of the rope or use the brake, pull the strap L,-,Which raises the lever K, turning the pad J, against the wheel, also crowding back that end of the main bar, which by turning upon its attachment M, throws the other end forward with its pad I, against the other wheel, thus makstrap which runs upon the load to the. 'teainster however highthe load may be. To

ing the effectupon eachivheelas nearly the.

same as possible.

I do not claim the originating of the idea,

of wagon brake, or their invention. I hereby disclaim such invention, claiming only certain new and useful improvements in the construction and application of Wagon brakes as herein described, thus rendering them perfectly effectual and applicable to nearly all kinds of loading.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The application of Wagon brakes to the forward wheels of Wagons, by using the hounds, sway bar, block tongue, or other appendages runningback from and firmly attached to the front axle, as the frame for the support and steadying of'such brakes, also the construction of a brake, so light, and simple, as to admit of being supported by such frame, such brake having a main bar of sufficient length to receive both pads, said main bar turning upon its fastening at or near its center, with the pad for one Wheel firmly attachedto one end, and the pad for. the other wheel so attached to the other end of the main bar, as to turn on such attachment or fastening, such turning pad, to be of such form, as to bear against its -Wheel on being turned partly around, and

of the main bar to which it is attached, to

throw the other end with its pad against the other wheel as above described.

vJEHIAL E. BLODGETT. Witnesses:

D. H. DAVIS,

H. K. THURBER. 

